Flight of The Honeybees, Recent Research & Team Building – IELTS Reading Answers

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Practice this IELTS Reading Practice Test 56 comprising passages like Flight of The Honeybees, Recent Research & Team Building with an answer key!

Reading Passage 1
Reading Passage 2
Reading Passage 3
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In order to understand the IELTS test pattern and improve your IELTS Reading skills, you have to regularly practice IELTS Reading practice tests along with passages like ‘Flight of The Honeybees’, ‘Recent Research’ and ‘Team Building’.

In IELTS Academic Reading, you will be given to answer 40 questions in just 60 minutes. So, it is important to familiarise with the question types in the passages. The six IELTS question types given in this reading test are:

Let’s get started!

Reading Passage 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-12, which are based on Reading Passage 1 given below.

Flight Of The Honeybees

Questions 1-3

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D and Write your answers next to 1 – 3 on your answer sheet.

1 Honeybees

A have a rudimentary ability to convey information.

B have clearly segregated roles.

C are found in equal numbers of male and female.

D often relocate to areas with certain types of flower.

2 Research conducted in the 1970s

A was undertaken using traditional hives.

B determined that forager bees had special markings.

C closely studied the phenomenon of the honeybee body language.

D concluded that there was no discernible pattern to the movement of the bees.

3 To identify that the source of nectar is close, forager bees

A will repeatedly fly the same direction.

B will begin to move only when other bees are watching.

C will run straight forward.

D will repeat a pattern of flying in one direction then abruptly reversing direction.

Questions 4-8

Complete the sentences below USING NO MORE THAN TWO AND/OR A NUMBER.

Write your answers in the blank spaces next to 4-8 on your answer sheet.

4 Von Frisch focussed on a number of ________________clues to deduce how bees communicated.

5 The bee will move forward for one________________ for every 1000 metres away the food source is.

6 To locate the direction of the nectar, the forager will base its movements on the position of ________________ .

7 For food sources over 150 metres away, the forager will indicate distance with a _____________ dance.

8 It has been argued that ________________ as well as movement may help to locate food sources.

Questions 9-12

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage?

In boxes 9 -12 on your answer sheet write

TRUE, if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE, if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN, if there is no information on this

9 Drone bees communicate using a complicated set of movements.

10 The honeybee dance is performed until a number of other bees join in the collection of the nectar.

11 The honeybee dance is only performed when the sun is visible.

12 Wenner concluded that a matching smell will help bees find the rough area of the nectar but not the specific source.

Reading Passage 2

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 13-25, which are based on Reading Passage 2 below.

Recent Research

Questions 13-15

Choose THREE letters A-G.

Write your answers next to 13-15 on your answer sheet.

NB, Your answers may be given in any order.

Which THREE of the following statements are true of the research in Hong Kong?

A Researchers discovered that overweight children tend to sleep more.

B The researchers believe the weekend lie-in is very important for busy children.

C The findings show that overweight children tend to wake up earlier and sleepless.

D Obesity in children may be triggered by a fluctuation in sleep patterns.

E The researchers do not know the reasons why obese children are less likely to sleep late on weekends.

F The researchers interviewed the children’s teachers to gain information.

G All children investigated slept more than eight hours a day.

Questions 16-21

Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs A-G.

Which paragraph contains the following information?

Write the correct letter A-G in boxes 16-21.

16 Predictions on rates of obesity in children.

17 An outline of the most notable research finding.

18 Ideas on why overweight children don’t sleep in on weekends.

19 How sleeping in on weekends can help a child keep slim.

20 A study looking into sleep deprivation and the effect on body metabolism.

21 Advice for parents concerned about their children becoming overweight.

Questions 22-25

Complete the summary with the list of words A-L below.

Write the correct letter A-L in the blank spaces next to 22-25 on your answer sheet.

A. recent B. past C. lost E. put F. difficulty

G. inconclusive I. remains J. future K. immediate

The main findings of the research showed that children who were able to catch up on 22______________ sleep stayed fairly slim whereas children who did not were much more likely to 23_______________weight. The researchers mentioned that in 24________________ times a reduction in sleep time has become common with most people sleeping an hour or two less than in the past. However, the reasons why overweight children tended to sleep less on weekends than their slimmer peers 25 ________________ a mystery.

Reading Passage 3

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 26-40, which are based on Reading Passage 3 below.

Team Building

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Questions 26-30

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage?

In boxes 26 -30 on your answer sheet write

TRUE, if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE, if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN, if there is no information on this

26 Typical stresses of working with different people are removed with the correct training.

27 Liaison Wizards claims that training has increased their income every year since the company started.

28 Many companies are unsuccessful because they are dogmatic and take advantage of the staff.

29 In-house, training is more successful primarily because employees feel more involved in the planning.

30 The value of games as a training tool can be misunderstood.

Questions 31-35

Look at the following list of statements based on Reading Passage 3.

Match the statement with the correct person A-E.

You can use each letter more than once and write answer in boxes next to 31-35 on your answer sheets.

A Louise Edwards

B Brenda Durham

C Jeff Blackshaw

D Brian Osborne

E Alan Kidman

31 Many companies will experience friction between staff.

32 Training specifically tailored to a company is more efficient than generic training.

33 Modern methods of training, although still only being piloted, can bring people from different perspectives together.

34 Successful team relationships are formed in a positive work environment.

35 A lack of clarity as to what the term ‘team building’ means.

Questions 36-40

Complete the summary USING NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from Reading Passage 3 for each answer.

Team building can be considered to have 36____________ clear stages. Initially, it is essential to be clear as to the 37______________ of the entire team or company. Those barriers which are preventing the team from achieving these aims are identified as 38_______________, and are addressed by introducing enablers. Here the use of 38________________ can be used to help build a cooperative relationship. Finally, success can be quantified and continually 40______________.

Answers

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Flight Of The Honey Reading Answers (Passage 1)

1	B ‘…they maintain strict divisions of labour, based on sex’
2	C ‘This so-called honeybee dance was first interpreted by German zoologist Karl von Frisch in the early 1970s.’
3	D ‘the bee will fly around in narrow circles, and then suddenly fly in the opposite direction’
4	Visual ‘von Frisch’s findings, however, claim that visual cues are not enough to provide all the clues necessary’
5	1 second ‘The length of the forward run coincides with the distance of the food supplies; for example, a 2.5-second run indicates that the nectar was found about 2500 meters away.’ (therefore 1 second for 1000 metres)
6	The sun ‘It, however, is not a direct connection to the position of the food supplies from the hive, but its location relative to the sun.’
7	Waggle ‘If the field is farther than 150 meters, the forager will act out a waggle dance.’
8	Odour ‘Several scientists, among them Adrian Wenner, believe that the dance is only one component of honeybee communications; odour is the second key element.’
9	False Only the female forager
10	True ‘until she has recruited several other workers to return with her to the field.’
11	Not Given. We only know that the position of the sun is relevant.
12	False ‘…odour must be representative of the actual flowers containing the food source; otherwise, the bees will arrive at the site, but not know which ones will be profitable.’

Reading Passage 2

13	B/C/E See below
14	B/C/E See below
15	B/C/E B ‘researchers have found sleeping in at weekends to be a key factor In helping reset՛ children’s sleeping patterns.’ C ‘Overweight and obese children tended to wake up earlier and had shorter sleep durations.’ E ‘However, the researchers were not quite sure why obese and overweight children were less likely to sleep late on weekends.’
16	C ‘Although estimates for obesity rates have recently been lowered, current expectations are that close to one in three boys aged from two to eleven are likely to be overweight or obese by the year 2020.’
17	E ‘What the researchers found most interesting was that those children who managed to catch up on missed sleep on the weekend actually remained relatively slim while those who did not have a higher probability of putting on weight.’
18	F ‘they tended to spend more time doing their homework and watching television than their normal-weight peers’
19	B ‘This catch-up sleep helps the children to regulate calorie consumption by cutting down on eating snacks during waking hours.’
20	D ‘…Yun Kwok Wing of Hong Kong university and other experts …questioned the parents of over 5,000 schoolchildren and accumulated data on diet, lifestyle, weight and sleeping habits.’
21	G ‘parents should be observant of their children’s wake-sleep cycles, and take steps to ensure they are getting enough sleep’
22	C See paragraphs E and F
23	D See paragraphs E and F
24	A See paragraphs E and F
25	I See paragraphs E and F

Team Building Reading Answers (Passage 3)

26	False They are not removed – they are limited
27	False ‘The company’s own business model is based upon generating revenue from advertising on their popular website’ – not income from training.
28	Not Given The text states that ‘trying to exploit or dictate to personnel is sure to lead to failure’ but does not say that many companies are unsuccessful as a result.
29	True ‘Most importantly, he says, people are much easier to motivate if they themselves can be involved in designing and deciding activities.’
30	True ‘many professionals, believing that such games are trite or patronising, are unable to appreciate the hidden benefits of building understanding and camaraderie within the group’
31	B ‘Brenda Durham of Corporate Trouble-Shooters believes it inevitable that to some extent conflict will exist in a successful workplace since the necessary diversity of skills and personalities required for success will also unavoidably lead to misunderstandings and disharmony from time to time’
32	C ‘Liaison Wizards, established in 2001 and headed by Jeff Blackshaw, offers free training and development advice to companies wishing to offer motivation seminars designed in house, in the belief that contextualised training is always more effective.’
33	E ‘…within the extremely diverse departments of the organisation…The programme, Kidman says, is experimental’
34	C (Blackshaw) ‘…says that good teamwork is fostered by respect, encouragement, shared enthusiasm and a caring and supportive workplace.’
35	A ‘Louise Edwards of HR Success says that one of the barriers she comes across time and time again is that corporate heads often seem to understand that ‘team-building’ is important but are not quite sure what it is or how to achieve it.’
36	4
37	Collective goals
38	Inhibitors
39	Humour
40	monitored In simple terms, Edwards defines the objectives of team building activities as a process, starting with the first stage-the clarification of the collective goals. This leads to the identification of the inhibitors preventing the achievement of those goals and the introduction of enablers which will assist in goal achievement. This is followed by a fourth stage as outcomes are measured and from that point on are monitored to ensure that goals are achieved and continue to be achieved. In stages 2 and 3 (identifying barriers and introducing positive alternatives) Edwards believes that the use of humour goes a long way towards relationship building on a personal level through the development of empathy and removal of antipathy, ultimately fostering cooperation and support on a more formal level.